Michael John Callahan[1] (born 1968)[2] is an American lawyer and corporate executive.

Michael J. Callahan
Born
Michael John Callahan

1968 (age 55–56)
EducationGeorgetown University (BSFS)
University of Connecticut (JD)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Corporate Executive

Education

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Callahan graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service with a degree in international affairs and Arab studies in the late '80s. In 1995, he graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Career

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From 1990 to 1992, he was a Freshman Lightweight Crew Coach at Georgetown University and was a corporate legal assistant for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.[11] From 1995 to 1999, he was an associate with the same law firm.[11] In 1999, he served as Manager for Business Development and later Corporate Counsel for Electronics for Imaging.[11] From 1999 to 2012, he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at Yahoo!.[11] From 2012 to 2014, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Auction.com LLC.[11] From 2014 to 2018, he was the general counsel of LinkedIn.[11][12] Since 2017, he has served on the board of FiscalNote.[11] Since 2018, he has been an advisor for Ledger and is a Professor of the Practice of Law and Executive Director of the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford Law School.[11][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael J. Callahan Profile | Menlo Park, CA Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  2. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (April 1997). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Massachusetts, Michigan (Volume 9 – 1997). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561602223.
  3. ^ "The Chief Legal Yahoo - Super Lawyers California".
  4. ^ "Technology Index". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Yahoo says general counsel Callahan resigns - MarketWatch". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  6. ^ "Oath - Build brands people love". Oath.
  7. ^ Staff, W. S. J. (29 June 2012). "Read Yahoo's Memo About Top Lawyer's Departure". Wall Street Journal.
  8. ^ "Today's Stock Market News and Analysis from Nasdaq.com". NASDAQ.com.
  9. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.
  10. ^ Jhonsa, Eric (29 June 2012). "Yahoo (YHOO) general counsel Mike Callahan has resigned, the company discloses in an internal..."
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h LinkedIn Profile
  12. ^ Drake, Sarah (23 July 2014). "LinkedIn names ex-Yahoo legal boss Michael Callahan as general counsel". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  13. ^ Michael Callahan - Stanford Law Profile